Recent content by ijrob6

Not every townhouse/villa resident has this experience. We are not cooped up - both cars rarely at rest due to our many activities. Only coffee shops entered are those on our travels. Not ripped off - I have already stated that the Body Corporate fees are less than our previous annual home...

To be brutally honest (my wife won't like this) she is 81 and I have celebrated my 87th so it was well past time for our move. The selling & buying caper is for much younger oldies than us. It was extremely stressful and was not what my cardio man wanted for my aging body. Now we are both...

An example of the costs of downsizing: Due to advancing years my wife & I recently decided to downsize to a lowest villa in close proximity our son & his family. Luckily, only 5kms from our old home so community and services remain basically unchanged. The cost of the sale of our home -...

All 16 transactions were eftpos debit purchases at either Aldi/Coles or for coffees, movies, etc. The account only allows 14 per month - every extra transaction incurs a 60 cents fee. Wife now pulls out extra cash with those purchases to avoid fees when paying for minor items. I have the same...

Another cheeky charge - Wife's Suncorp Everyday Options Card Acc. used purely as a debit card. She asked me what a recent transaction fee was all about. I checked and found that she is entitled to 14 EFTPOS transactions per month before the bank decides to bring the wallet extraction pliers...

Not really CC fee/charge related but it is Christmas - Our extended family holds a Secret Santa every Christmas - last year it was maximum $50. I drew one of my Granddaughters. Her wish was for a $50 Myer Card and so that she could shop there on Boxing Day. Off to Myer service desk - they...

ABC chart shows Dutton owns 1 - do you have the source about the claimed 6 properties? Not that I normally give total credit to ABC reporting.

My initial response was to point out that your upper price figure was incorrect. Sorry, I have never known anyone to buy the first of any new technology. There were thousands of Teslas in Australia before I purchased - after a long period of research into what I wanted in a car that is most...

My Tesla model Y RWD cost me $68,900 base plus costs on 5/9/22 - not mid $70s. Same model now $55,900plus costs. So not quite as dramatic as you write. Bad for me, good for new buyers. Don't regret the early adopters buy at all - have had 21 months of enjoyment so far with absolutely no need to...

Another blanket cash splurge/brain fade by a state government facing almost certain defeat at the elections later this year. This new subsidy and the previous $750 subsidy were paid direct to the energy provider. Nothing for those without homes, living in caravan parks, etc. I have a large...

I think you will find that the Model 3 LR offer is for the run-out model and not the new Highlander Model 3. LR. Obviously buyers are waiting for the release of the new model due soon so there may well be excess stock of that particular older model.

Lock the brace straight and lean on it. Did not tell the surgeon or the wife. The son certainly did not tell anyone about the drag - embarrassed? My point, though, is that you are never too old to try something new and enjoy it. My journey from 1928 Willys Whippet to 2022 Tesla Y - amazing.

My 48 y.o. son with his 1956 V8 Chev and yours truly with my most favourite car ever (nearly 70 years of car ownership). Even a busted knee cap couldn't stop me from enjoying the later drag. I won't brag any further.

Like VC I rely on the battery usage estimate given by my model Y when I enter a navigation target. Over 19,200 kms I have never had it tell me a figure more than a very small percentage out (either way). I also use ABRP to plan accommodation stops before the trip and it is usually reliable - but...

My first - Johnny Ray 1957 West Melbourne Stadium (now Festival Hall). I had just started my first job driving Post Office pickup vans on the evening shift. The depot was right next door and I could see the crowds leaving each night so thought "first pay packet - first concert". How's that for...